privileged
When you're privileged, you enjoy some special right or advantage that most people don't have. You could be privileged to live in a lighthouse and have a spectacular view of the bay.
People can be privileged in many different ways, but it always means that they're getting some unusual deal that others probably envy. You can be privileged because you have plenty of money and get to travel the world, or you can be privileged to know interesting people who inspire you. Another meaning of privileged is private or exclusive, as in privileged information that's only available to a few people.
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blessed with privileges“the privileged few”synonyms:fortunatehaving unexpected good fortunesweetheartprivileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically)richpossessing material wealthantonyms:underprivilegedlacking the rights and advantages of other members of societyunfortunatenot favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortunedeprived, disadvantagedmarked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influencesunderclassbelonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratumpoorhaving little money or few possessions
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confined to an exclusive group
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not subject to usual rules or penalties“a privileged statement”synonyms:exempt(of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject
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The Constitution is, quite simply, the basis of all American democracy. The document details what the branches of government must do, are entitled to do, and what they cannot do. Abraham Lincoln said: "Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties." In addition to cherishing the Constitution as the tangible basis of all our rights and laws, there is always a lot of controversy in political circles about what is and isn't "constitutional," so it is important to be familiar with what the actual document says to be able to evaluate those claims. The entire document can be read here.